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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9570

21 December 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Nine new member states now part of Schengen area

Brussels, 20/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - Since Friday 21 December 2007 at 00: 01 precisely, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will become part of the Schengen area. Commissioner Franco Frattini declared: “the extension of Schengen demonstrates the EU's commitment to facilitating legitimate travelling within and into the EU, whilst at the same time reinforcing the security of our external borders and thereby strengthening the safety...

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